.ZHUHAI, CHINA-- SEPTEMBER 14: (L-R) Rajeev Ram, Austin Krajicek, Brandon Nakashima, Reilly Opelka, Mackenzie Mcdonald and Bob Bryan of the USA team commemorate Road to Malaga in the final the 2024 Davis Cup Finals Group Phase suit in between Germany as well as the USA at Hengqin International Tennis Fixate September 14, 2024 in Zhuhai, China. Image by Zhe Ji/Getty Images for ITF.
Staff USA delivered explanatory Davis Cup claim.
USA single people starters Reilly Opelka and Brandon Nakashima each scored victories leading the USA to a 2-1 Davis Mug overcome Germany in the Davis Mug Group stage set dip into Hengqin International Ping Pong Center in Zhuhai, China.
he towering Opelka opened up beating Henri Squire, 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3 to bet the USA to a 1-0 lead.
Continuing his undefeated Davis Cup debut, Nakashima dissected Maximilian Marterer, 6-4, 6-2 to close the success.
The 32-time Davis Mug champion U.S.A. will definitely play for the Davis Mug title in Malaga, Spain, November 19-24, together with Australia, Spain, Germany, Canada, Italy and also 2 various other countries still to be determined.
" Yeah it is actually mosting likely to be fantastic. I believe each one of the Americans are super exciting, whoever is actually mosting likely to be there," Nakashima said. "Our team possess an excellent team of fellas that any person may compete at the highest degree.
" It's certainly an impressive opportunity for United States tennis, and also whoever is actually heading to have the capacity to participate in there it's visiting be actually a fantastic week.".
Today's dead heat wrapped a 3-0 full week for Captain Bob Bryan's workers, which recorded Group C along with triumphes over Chile, Slovakia as well as Germany.
The USA won 8 of the nine matches it played in Zhuhai along with planet No. 40 Nakashima leading the cost along with an excellent 3-0 report. Nakashima has actually gained 12 of his last 15 suits as well as is delivering a continual high performance amount that creates him a "ordeal" to play, Opelka pointed out today.
" Brandon's certainly a headache to beat. He's kinda the man that, he has a design of play where his degree a lot of the moment, he is actually heading to defeat every person he's supposed to defeat," Opelka pointed out. "That's what he is actually therefore efficient at. Playing him theoretically, he's going to get it done because he is actually therefore constant as well as he does not have many flaws in his activity.
" He's clutch. He does not disassemble in any way. So he is actually sort of a problem to play and also it's excellent, it offers our team a perhaps a far better placement in the upcoming team, to possibly stay away from participating in Italy preliminary.".
The USA qualified for the quarterfinals even with completing without its own five Leading 20 celebrities-- US Open finalist Taylor Fritz, Tommy Paul, Sebastian Korda, Frances Tiafoe and also Ben Shelton-- submitting pressure-packed 3-0 position draw Chile on Tuesday through which all 3 fits were actually chosen in significant third-set sudden deaths.
Captain Bryan will possess some challenging roster options to make ahead of the Davis Mug Final 8.
" It's sort of selection your poisonous substance," Opelka claimed. "Australia's a super-deep, hard staff. Spain's clearly a ludicrous group. Italy's crazy.
" Therefore everything to attempt to offer the A group-- Tommy, Fritz and also Adversary, Shelton as well as Korda-- the greatest shot that they may possess.".
Group C: United States (Champ), Germany, Chileat Hengqin International Ping pong Facility (inside difficult courtroom) Zhuhai, China.
USA 2. Germany 1.
Reilly Opelka (United States) d. Henri Squire (GER), 6-7( 4 ), 7-6( 9 ), 6-3.
Brandon Nakashima (USA) d. Maximilian Marterer (GER), 6-4, 6-2.
Kevin Krawietz/Tim Puetz (GER) d. Austin Krajicek/Rajeev Ram (United States), 6-1, 7-6( 4 ).